Flared gusset bags still going strong, not going away

If this post seems like deja vu, you’re not entirely wrong. Over seven months ago, we wrote about how the flared gusset , made popular by Phoebe Philo at Celine and the brand’s now-inescapable Luggage Totes and Trapeze Bags , had turned into a full-fledged trend of its own. As spring bags flooded into stores, I couldn’t help but marvel at how many bags are still embracing the look, particularly now that Luggage Totes themselves are no longer as difficult to get as they once were. Over at Business of Fashion, they noticed the exact same phenomenon . In the BOF piece, Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo even goes so far as to favorably compare Celine to Hermes , and when a fashion retail heavyweight like Fargo uses those words, they’re not to be taken lightly. As Celine’s gussets get seemingly wider and wider, expect to see the brand’s influence in the realm of handbag design wid...